George Safford Parker, the founder of Parker Pen Company, is a telecom technology teacher. He is worried that he can't find a good pen that suits his hand and is fluent. In order to increase his income, George Safford Parker used his spare time as a sales agent for a pen company, and his students became his main customers. Later, the pens he sold were always broken, so George Safford Parker had to become a volunteer repairman again. 1888, he founded Parker Pen Company in Janesville, Wisconsin, USA, and decided to produce high-quality pens himself.
In 1889, George Safford Parker registered a patent for his first fountain pen. Two years later, he found an investor insurance broker, W.F. Palmer, for this thriving company. Palmer spent $65,438+$0,000 to buy half of Parker's patents and asset ownership, and the company entered formal commercial operation.
1894, Parker Company made its first important technical breakthrough, that is, it invented the "lucky curve" inkjet device. Its function is that when people put the pen vertically in their pockets, the ink can automatically flow back to the ink storage tank through capillary action. Until 1928, many of Parker's best-selling pens adopted this technology, which also made Parker a leader in the gold pen industry.
1898, Parker registered the patent of pen cover which is easy to install and pull out. The following year, it produced the first seamless pen with sleeve. This was considered perfect at that time, because the ink in the pen would not leak out under any circumstances. Before World War I, Parker announced several technological innovations, including 1905 producing "Black Giant". This pen has a water-absorbing capsule, which is very big and fashionable. It is the prototype of Parker's famous "Century Series".
Unlike most other American companies, the outbreak of World War I did not slow down the development of Parker Company. Part of the reason is that Parker accidentally invented a "trench pen". There is a small ink ball in the barrel of this pen, which will become ink after water is injected into it. This unique design greatly facilitates soldiers, so that they can solve the problem of ink filling without leaving the trench. At that time, the United States Department of War signed a contract with Parker Company to buy this trench pen, which saved the company from financial troubles during the war.
As a successful inventor, George Safford Parker also understood the importance of market development. As early as 1903, he traveled around the world, hoping to establish an overseas sales network, and took the lead in setting up a Parker pen distribution agency in northern Europe. 19 14, George Safford Parker put his eldest son Russell in charge of the production and part management of the company. Five years later, his second son, Kenneth, also began to participate in the company's marketing business. 19 18 years, the annual sales of Parker Company reached10 million USD. In the same year, the company built a new factory and office building in Janesville, which was the headquarters of Parker Company until 1986. 1986 because of the global acquisition, Parker's business center was transferred to Newham, England.
In the 1920s, Parker pens were exported to Europe, Australia, India and East Asia. 192 1 year, Parker launched a "double-fold" pen that established its position as the king of the pen industry. This gorgeous pen has a 25-year manufacturer's warranty. At that time, it became the most expensive pen on the market at the price of $7 each. Later, this series developed emeralds, China Red, Shi Lan, Pearl, Pure Black and other varieties. This kind of pen is very durable, and the pen holder is durable plastic, not vulcanized rubber which was fragile before. In order to show its firmness, Parker Company dropped the pen from the Grand Canyon and the plane to an altitude of 3,000 feet, but it still wrote freely, which caused quite a stir at that time. }
1933, the artist Joseph Pratt designed the famous Hui Arrow symbol for Parker pen, which has since become a symbol of high-quality writing tools. 1937, George Safford Parker died in Chicago at the age of 74. Fortunately, Parker Company has been developing continuously since the death of its founder and is respected all over the world.
Parker pens are well-crafted, and there are many series from Century, Parker 100, Yili, Zall, Shiya, Fengcai, Parker 45, Yunfeng and Weiya. Today, Parker pen has been considered as one of the most perfect pens.